SUPERNUMERARY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a minor actor in crowd scenes
   Synonym(s)
   • extra (what does extra mean?)
   • spear carrier (what does spear carrier mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) supernumerary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • actor (what does actor mean?)
   • histrion (what does histrion mean?)
   • player (what does player mean?)
   • thespian (what does thespian mean?)
   • role player (what does role player mean?)

SUPERNUMERARY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • more than is needed, desired, or required
   Synonym(s)
   • excess (what does excess mean?)
   • extra (what does extra mean?)
   • redundant (what does redundant mean?)
   • spare (what does spare mean?)
   • supererogatory (what does supererogatory mean?)
   • superfluous (what does superfluous mean?)
   • surplus (what does surplus mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • trying to lose excess weight
   • found some extra change lying on the dresser
   • yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
   • skills made redundant by technological advance
   • sleeping in the spare
   Similar To
   • unnecessary (what does unnecessary mean?)
   • unneeded (what does unneeded mean?)